Abstract: A barcode image generating device including: a barcode image generating section for generating a barcode image based on content; an ID assigning section for assigning a content ID to the content based on the content; a machine reading specifications determining section for determining, based on the content ID, the machine reading specifications that is readable by the machine; and a visual expression specifications determining section for determining, based on the content ID, visual expression specifications of the barcode image that is visually readable, wherein the barcode image generating section generates the barcode image based on the machine reading specifications and the visual expression specifications.

Abstract: A barcode image generating apparatus and barcode image generating method capable of generating a barcode image containing an adequate visual expression conforming to the barcode contents. A meaningful feature related to the barcode description is extracted and the visual expression specification is determined based on this feature, whereby a barcode image is generated in conformity to the visual expression specification.

Abstract: Multiple ports that receive print jobs are logically set in a printing apparatus, and attributes used for specifying printing settings are assigned to at least one of these multiple ports. When a print job is received, the printing apparatus refers to attributes of the port that received the print job, and processes the print job based on these attributes. As a result, a printing apparatus is provided in which the burden of configuring various settings pertaining to print jobs, such as the printer settings that govern the printer driver, is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a print control technique for printing a plurality of documents more flexibly. A document list obtaining unit in an MFP (Multi Function Peripheral) obtains a document list DL of a plurality of documents to be printed. The document list DL is described by, for example, the XML (extensible Markup Language) or the like. A style sheet obtaining unit obtains a style sheet ST corresponding to the document list DL from a style sheet storing unit or the like. A converting unit converts the document list DL to a printing list PL of a predetermined format by using the tag in the document list DL on the basis of the style sheet ST. On the basis of the printing list PL, a printing instruction unit uses the document data obtained by a document data obtaining unit and outputs a printing instruction to a printer unit. The printer unit continuously prints the plurality of documents onto sheets on the basis of the printing instruction.

Abstract: An improved printing control apparatus capable of printing a text document such as an XML document using an appropriate style. The apparatus is provided with an obtaining part that obtains a text document to be printed and a selection part that selects a style sheet to be used for printing of the text document from among multiple style sheets that define a printing style in accordance with attribute information such as tag information regarding the text document.

Abstract: An ink jet textile printing method forms an image on cloths in an image forming operation by repeating a step of applying ink on the cloths from an ink discharge port of a recording head, the recording head relatively main-scanning to form the image in a main scan direction, and a step of relatively conveying the cloths in a sub-scan direction. The method includes the steps of forming the image on the cloths by applying ink on the cloths from the recording head based on image data. The method further includes the step of temporarily stopping the image forming operation in accordance with an indication to effect a temporary halt of the image forming operation. When the temporary halt is indicated while the recording head performs a main scan in the image forming operation, the image forming operation by the main scan is completed, and then the temporary halt of the image forming operation is effected by moving the recording head to a standby position.

Abstract: In an encoding unit 100 for encoding a motion image are provided a corrector 121 scene determiner 122, correction data generator 123, and scene change detector 124. The scene change detector 124 detects a scene change in a motion image based on a differential image during encoding, and the detection result is input to the scene determiner 122. The scene determiner 122 determines details of the scene of an image after a scene change using a predicted image from the movement compensator 116, and the correction data generator 123 determines the correction method based on the result of the scene determination. The corrector 121 executes corrections by the set correction method until a next scene change is detected. In this way the correction method is updated only when a scene change is detected, thereby executing suitable correction and reducing the quantity of calculation necessary for correction.

Abstract: An ink jet textile printing apparatus for performing printing by reading an original image created by a designer, converting the original image into original data represented by an electric signal, retrieving the original data for processing to be output as image data, and recording data on cloth based on the image data. The ink jet textile printing apparatus has a first ink jet recording head provided upstream of a recording position, and a second ink jet recording head provided downstream thereof, and is provided with a drying unit located between the recording heads, whereby high-quality recorded images with less bleeding can be obtained by recording on a recording area again with the second ink jet recording head after drying the recording area on the cloth recorded by the first ink jet recording head with the drying unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, such as a copying machine, is provided with a function of detecting in an original presented for copying, a particular image which should not be copied, for example, banknotes and other negotiable instruments. Upon detection of such image in an original presented for copying, the apparatus, in reproducing the image, synthesizes with that image a pattern denoting information which identifies the particular machine on which the copying was performed. For example, the pattern used for that purpose may be the manufacturer's serial number. In particular, the machine may binary-code input image data before synthesis with the pattern.

Abstract: When a start signal is inputted to an image forming apparatus, initial settings of the reader unit and printer unit are respectively performed in a first step. In a second step, if the apparatus is in the temporary stop state, the operation waits until this state is canceled. During this waiting period, the apparatus does not performs scanning of the next scanning line. If the apparatus is not in the temporary stop state, the operation proceeds to a third step, where the reader units and the printer units start scanning. When print-scanning of one line is completed in a fourth step, the operation proceeds to a fifth step, where data required for the next scanning is transmitted to the reader unit and the printer unit. In a sixth step, the above operation is repeated until the entire image formation is completed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, such as a copying machine, is provided with a function of detecting in an original presented for copying, a particular image which should not be copied, for example, banknotes and other negotiable instruments. Upon detection of such image in an original presented for copying, the apparatus, in reproducing the image synthesizes with that image a pattern denoting information which identifies the particular machine on which the copying was performed. For example, the pattern used for that purpose may be the manufacturer's serial number. In particular, the machine may binary-code input image data before synthesis with the pattern. In another aspect, the apparatus and method of the invention discriminate a degree of similarity between input image data and the predetermined image which is not to be copied, delays the input image data during performance of the discrimination, and processes the delayed image data in a way which depends upon the degree of similarity discriminated.